Sobriety be damned. Tonight, I am drinking a bottle of Sangiovese to one of the reasons Cycle EXIF exists: the memory of Dario Pegoretti, a man who brought together Art and the craft of the custom framebuilder.

The smell of raw steel has a unique tone. It might seem odd for someone to say they enjoy the smell of it, but Dario Pegoretti does. When combined with the aroma of fresh paint, the unwrapping of a fresh frame from the Italian master frame builder must surely be an olfactory — and visual…